GRE Word List
MALADROIT
clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling
The meaning of the word maladroit is clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unconscionable | unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand |
| garbled | mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
| interrogate | question closely; cross-examine; cross-question |
| proverb | adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially |
| limber | flexible; supple; pliable; V. |
| contrite | penitent; repentant; N. contrition |
| provenance | place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come |
| parched | extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat) |
| detached | emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment |
| ostentatious | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display |